The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26
THE COURTS,
Circuit Court.

N>p Cl,eA-Lyman Everingham vs. Jas
.,,,d VIM Buffers. assumpsit, damages so'ooo
,s,rr,,de Allen VS. Milo Allen, divorce par
,a,es married Aug. I. $780, defendant de'er'e
her June 10, 1884 Geo Funk ct al vs. onslo'
rysrruws et al. petition for partition OF land
,1ssr Tanca; Mary l. Field vs. Eugene Per
,,s,t q al, bill TO foreclose mortgage sou
.Ssss Nelson vs. Mary aud Michael schauo
,areelosrre. $4,000; Mary Phelan VS. Joh'
2 Pbe,on and John Stuart, to quiet TILE VII
E,elaina Meddlestadt vs. VIM Mediiestaht
e,vo,,a. parties were married Dec % 1885
Assertion. Linnie h Abram vs. Levi Green e.
,si, e. forecioe mortgage, SiOOi II VI Brunc'
IS Dtnry Underwood.
lon.-t s Pierce vs. Hector Atwood jury
.',ilel 10 agree; c Perkins, administrator
,fe,,ate Of Bernard Dougher,y, deceased, vs.
The . BIS Q RR Co; trial begun on MONDAY
Ia, and continued all week before n jury
Gilbert, Mayo & widmer for the estate Rich
.a.na for lhc defense. For the benefit OF those
so, have forgotten, or never heard the cir
,.pms,saoss of the Dougherty case, we recall
BEN. Bernard Dougheriy lived north OF
.Vutws; returning home with wagon on
DE III u September, he reached Columbus
-sir.t scr.fsiug Of the C. Is q q. railroad,
..n.rr De stopped and waited for freight
.rsin VII was passing No sooner hal he
.1.r.I 70, as the last car passed from before
i.a. tlar &c was struck by down tram,
which ht knew nothing o. He was intantly
tiled, o. also one of his horses the other
,israliy hot. and boy named Atkins, riding
9th him. aas seriously hurt
.rr.. Batcrly W Alex Helen, appeal, de
iaut 81, aside aud judgment vacated; Anna
.tnder..l rs CHS q Il Il Co continued.
ly1orey Herman Bruner vs. Ellen Con
Wy ct 81. referred to Master; Mary Gross
ss John Cross, divorce, granted; David Red
alex ct Al " the city of Ottawa ct al motion
Ter change Of venue, based upon affidavit,
.bich i, made by David Redick for him
sef ami al the compliments, and recites IN
.Usstance, that Judges Chas. Blanchard and
G'orrenre Dibell, two Of the circuit judges,
shO boit court in this county. are prejudiced
against the petitioners to set aside the will,
,.nd they fear they would not receive an i'm
partial trial from those gentlemen; that the
i4nhsbitan g Of the city Of Ottawa, and the
county q La Sale are prejudiced against
.-hc said compliments, AMI also that the
aewspspcrs Of the county seat published
.1DiavOra5Ie accounts Of the trial and made
7Nlenl aad abusive attacks upon some of
compliments witnesses, thereby damaging
he petitioners cause, and a'so. that Geo. W.
Fmstl.r9, the executor OF the estate, is an
al re'2ent Of said county. and has held
several 'erortant official positions therein,
sui has . large number OF relatives aud &C
auainta' ces in said county. aud by virtue
SDersef Il enabled 10 exercise undue iuau
r-c- TIE affidavit is also sworn to by \. J.
e.!digA sud Nm Coulter The motion for
RI. eha-- Il venue will be- argued on the 2sth
Isl. L.cy Basc0m vs. J T and Joanna
Jr-' - port Of sale approved aud order Of
salI 5-lgn: II Williams vs. Geo and
ana cen, same or Ter. S,hs " Williams
rs 80 I! 4" and Mary c Lane, .sue order; \
e. Per Do vs Chas Hur,eu decree Of fore
al.ure s223,s0, Elizabeth Schoor VS. Mary
Z Gree. ,Klt dismissed
L. r. case OF Bridget Dougher,y vs. The
hieago. Burlington and Quincy Railroad
yyaVss7 The jury, after being out an hour,
rturo,@ verde, of =. 800 in favor of
glainuH This is the third jury trial The
frst We. ct was g 500, the seconl 5000
s.d ,n;s gne t,Ae same. la the present trial
an inst .s,ions were asked by the plaintiff.
~ I. Gilbert and Henry Mayo appeared
for Ms. Doughcrty and MesSrs. Nicholson
a steutcnan for the Company
The Charles Abrams Indictments, for hi,
I3legei obtaining money auler false pre-.
..apces we're quashed
fps; Naher for assault r.,a intent to kill,
lined :" o.
10 ned Ill! Monday rat!